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Mark Ward Written 25 Jun 2026 · to Foreign
207. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the estimated cost to her Department for the purchase of minibuses arising from Ireland’s presidency of the European council; the plans for these buses when the presidency is finished; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48374/26]
Niamh Smyth Written 25 Jun 2026 · to Foreign
208. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to review a passport application (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48392/26]
Séamus McGrath Written 25 Jun 2026 · to Foreign
209. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she will consider reviewing the process widowed parents (details supplied) need to go through when renewing their child’s passport, where they are required to repeatedly submit death certificates and sworn affidavits every time their child’s passport is renewed; and if she will consider introducing a once off verification system where bere…
Niamh Smyth Written 25 Jun 2026 · to Foreign
210. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to review a passport application (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48414/26]
Mairéad Farrell Written 25 Jun 2026 · to Foreign
211. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding an individual (details supplied) who has not yet received a refund for an urgent passport appointment which had been cancelled. [48416/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 25 Jun 2026 · to Foreign
212. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when the new IT system currently used by the Passport Service was first rolled out across the service. [48599/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 25 Jun 2026 · to Foreign
213. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the total cost incurred by the Passport Service in the development, procurement, implementation, and operation of the new IT system. [48600/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 25 Jun 2026 · to Foreign
214. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade whether the new IT system used by the Passport Service has experienced any outages, shutdowns, or significant service disruptions; and if so, the number of such incidents to date and their duration. [48601/26]
Malcolm Byrne Written 25 Jun 2026 · to Foreign
215. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of complaints made by her Department to social media or online marketing companies about specific online posts or accounts for each year from 2020 to 2025, and to date in 2026. [48613/26]
Barry Ward Written 24 Jun 2026 · to Foreign
127. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position of her Department in relation to the continued restrictions imposed on women and girls in Afghanistan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47920/26]
Niamh Smyth Written 24 Jun 2026 · to Foreign
128. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to review a case (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48027/26]
Seán Ó Fearghaíl Written 24 Jun 2026 · to Foreign
129. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she will report on relations between Ireland and Turkey; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48134/26]
Sorca Clarke Written 24 Jun 2026 · to Foreign
130. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of passport applications received from residents of counties Laois and Offaly in each of the years 2023, 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026; the number of passports issued to applicants from each county during the same period; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48332/26]
Darren O'Rourke Written 23 Jun 2026 · to Foreign
97. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade her plans to have an Ireland House Model in Berlin. [46838/26]
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn Written 23 Jun 2026 · to Foreign
98. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if a passport will issue to a person (details supplied) as the applicant's travel date is imminent; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47004/26]
Roderic O'Gorman Written 23 Jun 2026 · to Foreign
99. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps Ireland is taking during the EU Presidency to advocate for EU membership for Bosnia and Herzegovina; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47156/26]
Aindrias Moynihan Written 23 Jun 2026 · to Foreign
100. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for the up to date position on the new passport design being launched; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47163/26]
Carol Nolan Written 23 Jun 2026 · to Foreign
101. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to her reply to Parliamentary Question No. 226 of 16 June 2026, to provide the annual number of instances, by embassy, in which persons were able to access the procedure in place for the advance of funds through the embassy network to facilitate the return of the citizen to Ireland from 2018 to date; the total amount of funds advanced in…
Séamus McGrath Written 23 Jun 2026 · to Foreign
102. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of passport applications returned to applicants because the passport service could not contact the Garda witness after a number of attempts; and the information for each of the 2023, 2024 and 2025. [47238/26]
Roderic O'Gorman Written 23 Jun 2026 · to Foreign
103. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of WTE office manager posts filled at the Irish Embassy in Seoul in each of the years of 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form. [47418/26]
Roderic O'Gorman Written 23 Jun 2026 · to Foreign
104. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of WTE driver posts filled at the Irish Embassy in Hanoi in each of the years 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form. [47419/26]
Peadar Tóibín Written 23 Jun 2026 · to Foreign
105. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the total landholding of her Department, broken down by county, including the amount currently unused or vacant, the portion zoned for development, and the number of sites that include vacant or derelict properties. [47625/26]
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh Written 23 Jun 2026 · to Foreign
106. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Question No. 4 of 17 June 2026, the specific number of instances where she has been lobbied by Israeli and American stakeholders in relation to the proposed sanction legislation. [47831/26]
Ruth Coppinger Written 23 Jun 2026 · to Foreign
107. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she will raise the heavy repression against those peacefully protesting against the G7 summit which included the use of tear gas, rubber bullets, kettling, and physical attacks by the Swiss police with the Swiss government; if she is concerned about the right of protest in Switzerland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47844…
Danny Healy-Rae Written 18 Jun 2026 · to Foreign
209. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for an update on a passport application for a child (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46424/26]